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Floods & storms, 1952

2,176 stories in Sydney's papers · page 62 of 109

Gale Hits City: Ships Shelter

The Sun · Friday 25 July 1952 · page 3

Gale-force winds and rain which lashed Sydney overnight and today interrupted ferry and. food transport, flooded homes, damaged market gardens, drenched thousands of early workers, and forced two ships into port…

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Gale Lashes Sydney Ships Seek Shelter

Daily Mirror · Friday 25 July 1952 · page 5

A 60 m.p.h. gale tasked Sydney and the New South Wales coast last night and…

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Gale Lashes Sydney Ships Seek Shelter

Daily Mirror · Friday 25 July 1952 · page 5

A 60 m.p.h. gale lashed Sydney and the New South Wales coast last night and…

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Gale Lashes Sydney Ships Seek Shelter

Daily Mirror · Friday 25 July 1952 · page 5

A 60 m.p.h. gale lashed Sydney and the New South Wales coast last night and…

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Gale Lashes Sydney: Ships Seek Shelter

Daily Mirror · Friday 25 July 1952 · page 5

A 60 m.p.h. gale lashed Sydney and the New South Wales coast last night and…

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60 M.P.H. Gale Lashes Sydney Ships Seek Shelter

Daily Mirror · Friday 25 July 1952 · page 5

A 60 m.p.h. gale lashed Sydney and the New South Wales coast last night and…

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60 M.P.H. Gale Lashes Sydney Ships Seek Shelter

Daily Mirror · Friday 25 July 1952 · page 5

A 60 m.p.h. gale lashed Sydney and the New South Wales coast last night and…

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60 M.P.H. Gale Hits Sydney Shipping Runs For Shelter

Daily Mirror · Friday 25 July 1952 · page 2

A 60 m.p.h. gale lashed Sydney and the New South Wales coast last night and early this morning, disrupting shipping…

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60 M.P.H. Gale Hits Sydney Shipping Runs For Shelter

Daily Mirror · Friday 25 July 1952 · page 2

A 60 m.p.h. gale lashed Sydney and the New South Wales coast last night and early this morning, disrupting shipping…

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We Can Act To Lessen Flood Loss

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 25 July 1952 · page 1

Huge losses occurring with almost monotonous regularity stress the need for action to control floods. The…

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Floods Cause Big Loss In Corn Crops

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 25 July 1952 · page 23

CORN harvesting in the Tumut district is over, The district agronomist (Mr. Nicholson) estimates average yields as 40…

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Flood Control for Hawkesbury

The Land · Friday 25 July 1952 · page 10

THE State Government has promised to support a Hood control plan for the Hawkesbury district. The president of the…

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£5,000 cowra flood damage

The Land · Friday 25 July 1952 · page 13

THE recent floods in the Lachlan River caused damage estimated at £5,000 to the…

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More Heavy Rain On Way

Daily Mirror · Saturday 26 July 1952 · page 2

Further heavy rain with floodings in low flying areas is forecast by the Weather Bureau…

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More Heavy Rain On Way

Daily Mirror · Saturday 26 July 1952 · page 2

Further heavy rain with floodings in low lying areas is forecast by the Weather Bureau…

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More Heavy Rain On Way

Daily Mirror · Saturday 26 July 1952 · page 2

Further heavy rain with floodings in lowlying areas is forecast by the Weather Bureau…

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3in. deluge on coast Gale of 50 m.p.h. Hits City

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 26 July 1952 · page 5

More than three inches of rain fell yesterday in northern beach suburbs of Sydney and in the Gosford district…

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Bureau Says More Heavy Rain on Way

Daily Mirror · Saturday 26 July 1952 · page 2

Further heavy rain with floodings in low lying areas Is forecast by the Weather Bureau…

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Bureau Says More Heavy Rain on Way

Daily Mirror · Saturday 26 July 1952 · page 2

Further heavy rain with floodings in lowlying areas is forecast by the Weather Bureau…

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Bureau Says More Heavy Rain on Way

Daily Mirror · Saturday 26 July 1952 · page 2

Further heavy rain with floodings in lowlying areas is forecast by the Weather Bureau…

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